Goodreads asked Susan Sloate:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Susan Sloate Writer's block, to me, is that moment when you look at your project and you have no idea what to do next. I have this happen on a regular basis, and it's truly scary. As long as I have some idea of SOMETHING I can do next--like work on a character, or follow a plot idea--I'm not having writer's block. But when I literally don't know what to do, that's writer's block and it's horrific. It's very easy to walk away from your project at that point.

I handle it by asking friends with a great story sense to help. We meet for lunch, I throw out my issue, and usually after an hour or so, I have a number of suggested ways I can go. It doesn't always get me back to dead center, but it's a great way to re-start once I grind to a halt.

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